Your Daily Devotional for June 29, 2006

 

June 29, 2006

 

God’s Faithfulness

by Dr. Paul Chappell

 

 

“Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.”

 

Psalm 119:90

 

Have you ever gotten mad at someone and really lost your temper? Afterwards, did you realize that you were wrong and wonder if that person would forgive you? I’m sure that has happened to most of us, but I know someone who is often wronged but will always forgive us. It’s God!

 

Our God is always faithful to us. Colossians 1:17 says, “And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.” The word consist in that verse means that everything that is in this universe is held together by God. James 1:17 says “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”

 

God will keep His Word; He does not change with the seasons. Even the best technological systems that we have will fail us, but Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Our judgment will fail us, but our God will not fail us. We see in Hebrews 1:12, “…but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.” God is always the same.

 

God is faithful even when we are not! Sometimes, we fail God by sinning, but God still loves us! All we have to do is ask Him for forgiveness and He will forgive us and receive us back into His presence. God is faithful to keep His promise of forgiveness even when we fail Him!

 

He is faithful in times of trial. 1 Corinthians 10:13 says, “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”

 

When we are going through trials, the devil likes to plant seeds of doubt in our minds concerning God’s faithfulness, but even in times of sickness, sorrow, and bereavement, God is faithful. A lot of times when we go through those tough times, we are going to find out if we are focusing on the Lord or if we are focusing on ourselves. God will help us through our trials if we focus on Him and rely upon Him for our help. He promises to help us in times of trials and He is faithful to keep that promise!

 

Some of the most inspiring songs that we sing as Christians were written by Christians who found God to be faithful in time of need. Perhaps, the most famous of all those songs is “It is Well” by Horatio G. Spafford in 1873. During the great Chicago fire, Mr. Spafford lost all of his assets. A few months after that fire, he sent his wife and four daughters to England ahead of him to restart their life. As they were on that vessel, a British ship crashed into them causing many to die including all of Mr. Spafford’s children. His wife was spared and wired a message back to him some days later telling him of the tragedy. After losing everything that he owned and his children, that man of God sat down and wrote the words that say, “When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrow like sea billows roll. Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, it is well, it is well with my soul.”

 

Friend, no matter what your burden, whether physical, financial, or spiritual, 1 Peter 5:7 still says, “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” God is always faithful to us. Will you be faithful to Him?

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